Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1887-03-18
CIRCUIT COURT.
Seventh to Tenth Days Inclusive.
Commonwealth Matters.
INDICTMENTS RETURNED.

i Inv iuHoWihB ihuiOthiOntSs" o'o 'N-
turned Wednesday, by the grand
Jury:
ii. l. Handy, burning stable.
John Bradley, fcloniously breaking
into store-house, two cases.
Joe Reach, mRnslaughter.
Same, carrying, concealed deadly
weapon.
r. b. Esling, Jr., feloniously break
into a store-houso.
Bryant Morrison, same.
Chas. Crutchfeld, stealing from the
person of another.
In the case Of Com. VS.. John Boyd,
manslaughter the grand jury re-
turned the following, viz:
"The witnesses who testiGed In the
examining trial were heard and the
grand jury failed to find a true bill.
Examined and dismissed.
GEo. w. LANDER, Foreman"
THE JEFF. STEVENSON CASE.
The case OF JEFF. Stevenson, charged
with murder,w decided Wednesday
afternoon, after the jury had failed to
agree for several days. The accused
was found not guilty as charged but
guilty OF manslaughter aud his pun
ishment fixed at q years confinement
in the penitentiary. This was a COM
promise verdict, four of the jurors
being in favor of hanging Stevenson.
Stevenson's plea was that his domes-
tic happiness had been destroyed by
VIM. Calvin, his victim, and he ex-
pected to get of without punishment
or with a light sentence ;but the jury
was composed Of men who believe in
enforcing the laws and furnishing
crime and Stevenson was given a
long sentence. Tho prisoner was ev-
identity surprised and seemed much
depressed when the verdict was read.
He is large, very black, middle
aged negro, who looks more like
preacher than murderer. But we
can't always judge mans character
by his face.
CIVIL MATTERS.
Jno. Bassford vs.. Jas. II. Lander
Trial by jury and verdict for plain
til for 1925 and costs.
Ed. Cole VS.. o. Il. Torian. Dis
missed.
Ed. Toney vs.. w. E. Rsgsdale.
Trial by jury. Judgment for plain
tiif for $25, costs divided.
a DIVORCE CASE FILED.
One of the suits filed in Circuit
Court this week is petition for d.
yorcc by Mrs. Leila E. Morrison from
her husband, Eugene Morrison, al
leging unkind treatment and absn-
donment. She asks for a divorce
aud alimony. The petition sets forth
that plaintiff was married to defend
ant in Dec. 1885, she being at that
time Mrs. Leila Peay, widow sol
years old with two children, whom
she supported by teaching music at
Pembroke. In August 1886 she left
her husband, which she alleges was
owing 10 unkind treatment, aud went
to Henderson where she shortly af-
forwards gave birth to twin children,
one OF which died. When she mar
ried she gave her husband $1,000 in
cash and when she left he gave her
$3.50 and has since sent her $3.50. She
took all her personal property with
her when she went TO Henderson,
where she owns a dwelling house.
Plaintiff charges that defendant treat
ed her unkindly to force her to leave
him and that she cannot return to
him without suffering such treat
ment as would make her miserable.
Her attorneys are john Feland and
Ycaman Il Lockett, of henderson.
Mr.. Morrison is a well-to-do and
highly respectable farmer of the
Pembroke vicinity and thefling ofhis
answer to the petition viii be awaited
with interest.